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Thread #131271 Message #2959999
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
07-Aug-10 - 07:08 AM
Thread Name: BS: Was Poe a pro-slavery racist?
Subject: RE: BS: Was Poe a pro-slavery racist?
The idea that attempting to accurately write down the language someone uses is somehow racist is both absurd and offensive. I'm thinking especially of the Uncle Remus stories.
In a way it's analogous to adjusting the words and the notes that a traditional singer uses, because they do not deserve to be recorded and made available to superior people.